Dafu Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Dafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 277 | 1:191,125 | 16,438 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Dafu (985) may also be a first name.
Dafu Demographics
Average Dafu Salary in
United States
$56,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dafu (Hindi: दाफू) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 562,135th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dafu are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Dafu is also the 256,678th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 985 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 191,125. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 58 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Dafu Last Name Statistics demography
Dafu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $56,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daifu | 89 | 563 | / |
| Daffu | 89 | 202 | / |
| Dafou | 89 | 115 | / |
| Dafut | 89 | 53 | / |
| Dafus | 89 | 23 | / |
| Dafup | 89 | 22 | / |
| Dafeu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dapfu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dafuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dhafu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dafau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dafui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dafud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Daffou | 80 | 182 | / |
| Dafous | 80 | 109 | / |
| Dafouz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dafaut | 80 | 13 | / |
| Dhaifu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Dayfuy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Daifou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daffau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Da'afu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daïfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafauh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daffus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daffui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dofu | 75 | 173 | / |
| Defu | 75 | 149 | / |
| Daufouy | 73 | 107 | / |
| Daffaut | 73 | 26 | / |
| Daffaud | 73 | 11 | / |
| Daafous | 73 | 9 | / |
| Daafouz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daffous | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daufaud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dafouss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dafault | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dahfous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deafult | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deafouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafoe | 67 | 2,596 | / |
| Defeu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Defau | 67 | 61 | / |
| Daphu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dhefu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dofou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Deffu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dofeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Defuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Depfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Däfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dauffaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dofus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deefu | 67 | 1 | / |
Dafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dafu in the Hindi language | ||
| दाफू | daphu | 83.33 |
| डाफू | daphu | 11.11 |
| दाफु | daphu | 5.56 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafu
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